TA catch up thoughts
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@CDNMoneyMaker93 said in TA catch up thoughts:
@formallyforearms said in TA catch up thoughts:
I think people are stuck on the words "catch up". They said in the stream that it is applicable to whatever stage you are on, so that you can get to the end result faster. It's a good thing for everyone.
Just went back and watched and it was made clear it was a 1 time boost to what ever stage you are in which will be good.
So it could simply end up as a few moments worth 10 points in total so if you are really behind then likely you will still be very behind
To me, when they say it's a "catch up" and if they literally mean it will get you to the next stage (from whatever stage you're in), the moments would have to be worth some hefty points. Example: say you haven't done squat with the Marlins yet and you have 0 points toward their TA... if they're going to give you enough points in moments to advance to stage 2 that's a minimum of 70 points in moments to advance. So I don't know if each team will have like 7 moments worth 10 pts each or 10 moments worth 7 each? I'm not sure but I think it'll be something like that. Just my guess...
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Considering I spent a ton to get the first two TA’s completed it would be a slap in the face to all those who completed these
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@Speedy44 said in TA catch up thoughts:
Considering I spent a ton to get the first two TA’s completed it would be a slap in the face to all those who completed these
But it could benefit you too because (depending on how these new moments will work) you may not have to spend a single stub to advance through stage 3.
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@hoboadam said in TA catch up thoughts:
@genopolanco said in TA catch up thoughts:
TAs are just too much of a grind at this point. Especially if you’re only in stage 1 on a lot of teams. Think about how many showdowns you have to do to keep up at this point.
You should have been grinding all along towards the goal.
Same logic for prestige. If someone is a 54 silver, we shouldn't be giving them extra XP for being behind.
Sadly some of us work 8 to 18 hours a day( I am an essential worker). So it is hard to grind T/A. But at the same time I would not ask for it to be made easier.
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@HDTowOp said in TA catch up thoughts:
@hoboadam said in TA catch up thoughts:
@genopolanco said in TA catch up thoughts:
TAs are just too much of a grind at this point. Especially if you’re only in stage 1 on a lot of teams. Think about how many showdowns you have to do to keep up at this point.
You should have been grinding all along towards the goal.
Same logic for prestige. If someone is a 54 silver, we shouldn't be giving them extra XP for being behind.
Sadly some of us work 8 to 18 hours a day( I am an essential worker). So it is hard to grind T/A. But at the same time I would not ask for it to be made easier.
I completely respect that, and thank you for what you do.
I'm only 94 gold and have logged less in game time this year than the last 4 years despite being home more. I get it.
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@CDNMoneyMaker93 said in TA catch up thoughts:
We know they are going to add moments to help people catch up which will apply to what ever stage you are in. What are your thoughts on what these could be?
To me these wont be quick moments I think they will more in line with actually games for example let use the Blue Jays
The moments could be beat the Blue Jays best squad (ala signature teams) in a 9 inning game. Then there would be beat a squad of AL east rivals in a 9 inning game.
The reason I make this case is based on the situation I'm in right now currently I have 14 teams left in stage one so if I move all of then into stage 2 I will get 52k in stubs and 84 TA packs I dont see SDS making these moments super quick just to allow everyone to collect on major stub and packs lots
Didn't they say in the 5th inning stream that the moments would be available at ANY stage of TA? I've assumed that people like us with teams at 100% will be able to do them as well.
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@Garet_Jax82 said in TA catch up thoughts:
@CDNMoneyMaker93 said in TA catch up thoughts:
We know they are going to add moments to help people catch up which will apply to what ever stage you are in. What are your thoughts on what these could be?
To me these wont be quick moments I think they will more in line with actually games for example let use the Blue Jays
The moments could be beat the Blue Jays best squad (ala signature teams) in a 9 inning game. Then there would be beat a squad of AL east rivals in a 9 inning game.
The reason I make this case is based on the situation I'm in right now currently I have 14 teams left in stage one so if I move all of then into stage 2 I will get 52k in stubs and 84 TA packs I dont see SDS making these moments super quick just to allow everyone to collect on major stub and packs lots
Didn't they say in the 5th inning stream that the moments would be available at ANY stage of TA? I've assumed that people like us with teams at 100% will be able to do them as well.
They said whatever stage you are currently in. I just went back and watched it again.
So if you are stage 1 likely will only apply there so one can assume the moments might apply to stage 3 as well
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@CDNMoneyMaker93 said in TA catch up thoughts:
@Garet_Jax82 said in TA catch up thoughts:
@CDNMoneyMaker93 said in TA catch up thoughts:
We know they are going to add moments to help people catch up which will apply to what ever stage you are in. What are your thoughts on what these could be?
To me these wont be quick moments I think they will more in line with actually games for example let use the Blue Jays
The moments could be beat the Blue Jays best squad (ala signature teams) in a 9 inning game. Then there would be beat a squad of AL east rivals in a 9 inning game.
The reason I make this case is based on the situation I'm in right now currently I have 14 teams left in stage one so if I move all of then into stage 2 I will get 52k in stubs and 84 TA packs I dont see SDS making these moments super quick just to allow everyone to collect on major stub and packs lots
Didn't they say in the 5th inning stream that the moments would be available at ANY stage of TA? I've assumed that people like us with teams at 100% will be able to do them as well.
They said whatever stage you are currently in. I just went back and watched it again.
So if you are stage 1 likely will only apply there so one can assume the moments might apply to stage 3 as well
Yea the impression I got was there would be blanket moments with raw point for any stage of TA, so I think it all evens out guys.
But we'll know in 3.5 hours.
Edit: But with that said, I'm stashing a bunch of AL and NL affinity vouchers and not quite completing stage 2s just in case. At this point doing divisional showdowns feels soul crushing tho so hoping for moments for those!
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@hoboadam said in TA catch up thoughts:
@genopolanco said in TA catch up thoughts:
TAs are just too much of a grind at this point. Especially if you’re only in stage 1 on a lot of teams. Think about how many showdowns you have to do to keep up at this point.
You should have been grinding all along towards the goal.
Same logic for prestige. If someone is a 54 silver, we shouldn't be giving them extra XP for being behind.
It’s just not realistic to expect a large majority of people to be able to keep up with it. Anyone who has even 5 teams 100% right now are in the large minority. I didn’t expect a bailout but it also doesn’t surprise me with how much of a grind it is.
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@genopolanco said in TA catch up thoughts:
@hoboadam said in TA catch up thoughts:
@genopolanco said in TA catch up thoughts:
TAs are just too much of a grind at this point. Especially if you’re only in stage 1 on a lot of teams. Think about how many showdowns you have to do to keep up at this point.
You should have been grinding all along towards the goal.
Same logic for prestige. If someone is a 54 silver, we shouldn't be giving them extra XP for being behind.
It’s just not realistic to expect a large majority of people to be able to keep up with it. Anyone who has even 5 teams 100% right now are in the large minority. I didn’t expect a bailout but it also doesn’t surprise me with how much of a grind it is.
This x100. I grinded a TON of division showdowns back when they were still hard to get like 6 teams to 100%. Doing those over and over again, months in, while I have a real job, just isn't something I want to do.
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@Garet_Jax82 said in TA catch up thoughts:
@genopolanco said in TA catch up thoughts:
@hoboadam said in TA catch up thoughts:
@genopolanco said in TA catch up thoughts:
TAs are just too much of a grind at this point. Especially if you’re only in stage 1 on a lot of teams. Think about how many showdowns you have to do to keep up at this point.
You should have been grinding all along towards the goal.
Same logic for prestige. If someone is a 54 silver, we shouldn't be giving them extra XP for being behind.
It’s just not realistic to expect a large majority of people to be able to keep up with it. Anyone who has even 5 teams 100% right now are in the large minority. I didn’t expect a bailout but it also doesn’t surprise me with how much of a grind it is.
This x100. I grinded a TON of division showdowns back when they were still hard to get like 6 teams to 100%. Doing those over and over again, months in, while I have a real job, just isn't something I want to do.
I have them all done and I can guarantee SDS has data that shows the average number done and know they need to make these more available to the majority of their customers.
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@genopolanco said in TA catch up thoughts:
@hoboadam said in TA catch up thoughts:
@genopolanco said in TA catch up thoughts:
TAs are just too much of a grind at this point. Especially if you’re only in stage 1 on a lot of teams. Think about how many showdowns you have to do to keep up at this point.
You should have been grinding all along towards the goal.
Same logic for prestige. If someone is a 54 silver, we shouldn't be giving them extra XP for being behind.
It’s just not realistic to expect a large majority of people to be able to keep up with it. Anyone who has even 5 teams 100% right now are in the large minority. I didn’t expect a bailout but it also doesn’t surprise me with how much of a grind it is.
The amount of people who have all 30 teams at 100 percent seems to be many. I am at 100 with 4 teams and play 5-7 hours. A day.
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@GradektheBard said in TA catch up thoughts:
@Garet_Jax82 said in TA catch up thoughts:
@genopolanco said in TA catch up thoughts:
@hoboadam said in TA catch up thoughts:
@genopolanco said in TA catch up thoughts:
TAs are just too much of a grind at this point. Especially if you’re only in stage 1 on a lot of teams. Think about how many showdowns you have to do to keep up at this point.
You should have been grinding all along towards the goal.
Same logic for prestige. If someone is a 54 silver, we shouldn't be giving them extra XP for being behind.
It’s just not realistic to expect a large majority of people to be able to keep up with it. Anyone who has even 5 teams 100% right now are in the large minority. I didn’t expect a bailout but it also doesn’t surprise me with how much of a grind it is.
This x100. I grinded a TON of division showdowns back when they were still hard to get like 6 teams to 100%. Doing those over and over again, months in, while I have a real job, just isn't something I want to do.
I have them all done and I can guarantee SDS has data that shows the average number done and know they need to make these more available to the majority of their customers.
Yea you can already see that in them making divisional showdowns way easier, and now the 5th inning showdown being easy AF. Gotta think if they release Stage 3 showdowns they'll be even easier.
The biggest thing tho is the time, tho still preferrable to grinding MLB 2018 style
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I saw someone mention it was not fair to those who did the grind but your pre-complaining when we have no idea how many TA points will be given out for the catch up. I mean if it's just 10 to 15 then not a super big deal but if it's like 25 to 50 then ok i would understand being annoyed.
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@nymets1987 said in TA catch up thoughts:
@genopolanco said in TA catch up thoughts:
@hoboadam said in TA catch up thoughts:
@genopolanco said in TA catch up thoughts:
TAs are just too much of a grind at this point. Especially if you’re only in stage 1 on a lot of teams. Think about how many showdowns you have to do to keep up at this point.
You should have been grinding all along towards the goal.
Same logic for prestige. If someone is a 54 silver, we shouldn't be giving them extra XP for being behind.
It’s just not realistic to expect a large majority of people to be able to keep up with it. Anyone who has even 5 teams 100% right now are in the large minority. I didn’t expect a bailout but it also doesn’t surprise me with how much of a grind it is.
The amount of people who have all 30 teams at 100 percent seems to be many. I am at 100 with 4 teams and play 5-7 hours. A day.
I think you only feel that way because you hover around these forums and such. People on these forums and reddit are a minority and are the most die hard grinders.
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The 2 points helps. I don't feel they should have helped at all.
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@nymets1987 said in TA catch up thoughts:
@nflman2033 said in TA catch up thoughts:
My concern isnt the length or difficulty of the catch up moments, its the points. If they add a new moment for 2 points, that isnt exactly going to help. Showdown by far is the best bang for the buck, but you can work your [censored] of for 90 minutes and blow the final boss come away empty handed. Some people are so good they can jump straight to the boss and have 20 points for 1k stubs.
Yesterday i finally had a perfect SD run on the NL west. But man it was touch and go, could have easily lost 3 of them that would have been 6 runs. But since i switched camera angles they have gotten easier. Still most definitely not easy.
My guess is the moments would be 5 but other moments within were 3 and how many per team?
It sounded like they were only adding 1 moment per team
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@genopolanco said in TA catch up thoughts:
@nymets1987 said in TA catch up thoughts:
@genopolanco said in TA catch up thoughts:
@hoboadam said in TA catch up thoughts:
@genopolanco said in TA catch up thoughts:
TAs are just too much of a grind at this point. Especially if you’re only in stage 1 on a lot of teams. Think about how many showdowns you have to do to keep up at this point.
You should have been grinding all along towards the goal.
Same logic for prestige. If someone is a 54 silver, we shouldn't be giving them extra XP for being behind.
It’s just not realistic to expect a large majority of people to be able to keep up with it. Anyone who has even 5 teams 100% right now are in the large minority. I didn’t expect a bailout but it also doesn’t surprise me with how much of a grind it is.
The amount of people who have all 30 teams at 100 percent seems to be many. I am at 100 with 4 teams and play 5-7 hours. A day.
I think you only feel that way because you hover around these forums and such. People on these forums and reddit are a minority and are the most die hard grinders.
Plus judging by what people write on here, you'd think every person here pulled Trout from a pack today ...
I just pulled him from a silver exchange pack.
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@HDTowOp said in TA catch up thoughts:
@hoboadam said in TA catch up thoughts:
@genopolanco said in TA catch up thoughts:
TAs are just too much of a grind at this point. Especially if you’re only in stage 1 on a lot of teams. Think about how many showdowns you have to do to keep up at this point.
You should have been grinding all along towards the goal.
Same logic for prestige. If someone is a 54 silver, we shouldn't be giving them extra XP for being behind.
Sadly some of us work 8 to 18 hours a day( I am an essential worker). So it is hard to grind T/A. But at the same time I would not ask for it to be made easier.
Same here with the essential worker. Not coming at you, but they already have made it easier since day 1. When I hear "I wouldn't want it to be easier" I automatically think, should folks have to do X number of the TA1 showdowns on All-Star before being allowed to try them on Veteran?
The game evolves in some way through the entirety of the life cycle. I liked the analogy someone else made about picking up high tier cards when they are new and paying a hefty price, should folks later on buying that card also have to pay a premium? Insert completing collections early as well. Worrying about how anyone completed a part of the game and thinking this is the only way it should ever be done is a little crazy.
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@GradektheBard said in TA catch up thoughts:
@Garet_Jax82 said in TA catch up thoughts:
@genopolanco said in TA catch up thoughts:
@hoboadam said in TA catch up thoughts:
@genopolanco said in TA catch up thoughts:
TAs are just too much of a grind at this point. Especially if you’re only in stage 1 on a lot of teams. Think about how many showdowns you have to do to keep up at this point.
You should have been grinding all along towards the goal.
Same logic for prestige. If someone is a 54 silver, we shouldn't be giving them extra XP for being behind.
It’s just not realistic to expect a large majority of people to be able to keep up with it. Anyone who has even 5 teams 100% right now are in the large minority. I didn’t expect a bailout but it also doesn’t surprise me with how much of a grind it is.
This x100. I grinded a TON of division showdowns back when they were still hard to get like 6 teams to 100%. Doing those over and over again, months in, while I have a real job, just isn't something I want to do.
I have them all done and I can guarantee SDS has data that shows the average number done and know they need to make these more available to the majority of their customers.
This exactly, hence their reaction and adjustment with easing up the difficulty on the original TA1 showdowns.